MLB New Drug Testing Policy Thoughts
Major League Baseball stepped up and amended the League's drug-testing policy. I'm not sure exactly why they did this, since the integrity of the game never seemed to be a big issue with the owners or players, perhaps the impending threats from Congress to implement their own drug-testing had something to do with this.

The most important changes to the steroid testing is that players will be suspended upon their first positive test (although I'm not sure what "up to 10 days" means exactly). Random testing with no limits is also a big thing, as well as off-season testing. This is definitely a step in the right direction.

Interestingly enough they did not include amphetamines in their drug testing. Apparently it's cool to be a tweaker but not cool to be a 'roid monster. If I had my choice I would rather have steroids out of the game before amphetamines, but still I'd rather have both. These guys won't be shooting themselves up with 'roids but they can shovel handfuls of greenies into their mouths.

Still, progress has been made, why am I always so pessimistic?